Kurdish rebels released eight Turkish soldiers Sunday on the eve of a meeting between the Turkish prime minister and President Bush aimed at averting a cross-border offensive against guerrilla bases in northern Iraq.

Turkey, which is a key supply route to U.S. troops in Iraq, recalled its ambassador to Washington on Thursday and warned of serious repercussions if Congress labels the killing of Armenians by Turks a century ago as genocide.

Turkey, which is a key supply route to U.S. troops in Iraq, recalled its ambassador to Washington on Thursday and warned of serious repercussions if Congress labels the killing of Armenians by Turks a century ago as genocide.

The Bush administration, chafing over a House committee vote to label the deaths of Armenians a century ago as genocide, said Thursday lawmakers could better spend their time passing legislation attending to today's problems at home.

The Bush administration, chafing over a House committee vote to label the deaths of Armenians a century ago as genocide, said Thursday lawmakers could better spend their time passing legislation attending to today's problems at home.

Turkey, which is a key supply route to U.S. troops in Iraq, recalled its ambassador to Washington on Thursday and warned of serious repercussions if Congress labels the killing of Armenians by Turks a century ago as genocide.